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Democrats propose statewide rules on e-bikes and e-scooters
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A pair of Democratic state lawmakers are proposing rules that they say will standardize the use of e-scooters and e-bikes throughout Ohio, making them… Read More
Ohio’s gas tax holiday provides no breaks for EV or hybrid owners
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The 90-day suspension of the state’s 38.5 cent gas tax went into effect Sunday. It’ll save drivers $5.77 on a 15-gallon fill up. While that… Read More
$2.2B Bayer plant will be Ohio’s largest-ever international healthcare project
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A historic $2.2 billion investment is coming to central Ohio from the German pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Bayer. The processing and manufacturing plant will… Read More
Ohio lawmakers overwhelmingly approve a three-month gas tax holiday
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State lawmakers have overwhelmingly passed a 90-day suspension of the state’s 38.5-cent tax on gasoline and 47-cent tax on diesel. It happened in an… Read More
Hemp businesses say SB 56 enforcement in Ohio unfairly favors marijuana dispensaries
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some hemp businesses that have been fighting the state of Ohio over tougher marijuana regulations passed after voters legalized marijuana in 2023 say there’s a… Read More
An amendment is proposed to cap tax growth of property tax in Ohio, but voters will decide it
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Republican state lawmakers have introduced a proposal for a constitutional amendment to cap property tax increases at 3% a year, as long as… Read More
Ohio gets a big higher ed grant, as Gov. Mike DeWine once again rejects consolidating universities
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio will get $50 million federal dollars to help 20,000 low-income and first-generation students go to college – one of only two states to get… Read More
Ohioans at foodbanks often must choose to buy food or medicine, according to survey of visitors
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than half of people who visited an Ohio foodbank in the last year had to choose between paying for medicine or buying food…. Read More
Ohio farmers push back on Trump’s 90-day tariff free imported beef plan
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s farmers could be hit hard by President Trump’s new round of 50% tariffs on most goods from Canada that started Aug 22, and… Read More
A judge puts the proof of citizenship requirement for voters registering at Ohio BMVs on hold
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state will appeal a federal judge’s ruling against a law requiring Ohioans to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote at the… Read More
The Ohio Supreme Court again rejects a $900M COVID checks case, but an attorney says it’s not over yet
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court has again rejected the lawsuit filed on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Ohioans who say they’re owed $900 million in… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine mourns Dolly Parton, as Ohio leads the U.S. in one of her namesake projects
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Flags in Ohio will be lowered to half-staff at all public buildings in honor of Dolly Parton, at the order of one of her… Read More
Form used for 17 years to change gender marker on state-issued IDs no longer accepted in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Transgender Ohioans who want to update the gender indicated on their driver’s licenses or state IDs can no longer do that with a form… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court rules on the potential vote on two data centers and a natural gas plant
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The battle over data centers that came to a small town south of Columbus will go on. A unanimous Ohio Supreme Court ordered the… Read More
State Library of Ohio checks out of old building, changing location and access to material
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The State Library of Ohio is unpacking millions of books, documents and records after being forced to move from a Columbus building that was scheduled… Read More
2026 was a banner year for the Ohio State Fair
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — 2026 was a big year for the Ohio State Fair, which set records for midway spending, concession sales and attendance. Midway revenue at the Ohio… Read More
Vivek Ramaswamy’s property tax rollback would mean billions in cuts, according to a progressive Ohio group
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican candidate for governor has said he wants to roll back property taxes to pre-pandemic levels and then cap their growth, starting with… Read More
A new report indicates wages needed to pay rent in Ohio are growing faster than income earned by renters
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For the last decade, renters in Ohio have needed to earn a higher hourly wage each year to afford a basic two-bedroom apartment. But… Read More
Trump claims China compromised Ohio voter rolls. LaRose’s office says there’s ‘not a breach of any kind’
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — President Trump claimed in a speech Thursday night that voter rolls in 18 states were compromised by China in the 2020 election that he… Read More
A new law will require Ohio to issue SNAP benefit cards with embedded chips
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio will become only the second state to issue electronic benefits cards to SNAP or food stamp recipients with computer chips in them, after… Read More
A bill mandates Ohio university students take a required course at ‘intellectual diversity centers’
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s been a year since Senate Bill 1 became law, banning mandatory diversity training and faculty strikes at Ohio’s public universities. The Republican behind that… Read More
A panel of federal judges upholds Ohio’s age verification law on social media and websites
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A federal court in Cincinnati has upheld a 2024 state law requiring age verification on social media and websites for kids under 16, ending the… Read More
Ohio’s attorney general supports the death penalty though Gov. Mike DeWine, who appointed him, wants it ended
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s attorney general says he will continue to uphold the state’s death penalty law, in spite of a call for abolishment of the capital punishment… Read More
Home rule questions over a ban on local flavored tobacco bans go to the Ohio Supreme Court
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Can the state tell cities they can’t ban certain things, or do cities have the power to do that under home rule? The Ohio… Read More
An effort to abolish Ohio property taxes faces a looming deadline for the fall ballot
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The clock is ticking on the volunteers working to gather 413,487 valid signatures to put an amendment to abolish property taxes in Ohio before… Read More
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